‘True Detective’ Season 2 Casting Gets Help From Twitter

We know that both Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson will not be returning for 'True Detective' Season 2. This is not so much a spoiler as it is a simple fact: the show was developed as an anthology series that would follow new detectives and new cases from season to season. While HBO hasn't yet taken to casting 'True Detective' Season 2, that hasn't stopped the millions of fans from suggesting some of their favorite duos on Twitter with the hashtag #truedetectiveseason2. The results were...hilarious.

Lest you think these were actual, constructive suggestions for HBO to consider, no, they most certainly were not. Unless someone actually thinks that Balki and Cousin Larry would make for a great Season 2 of 'True Detective.'

The trending topic took off on Twitter yesterday, with this post being the first we could find of its kind:

From there, Twitter took the joke and just kept running with it. Here are a few of our favorites: